愛馬仕利園專門店重新開幕
愛馬仕利園專門店經擴充後今天終於重新開幕。新店自1997年開業，是這座活力之都的六間專門店之一，其位處銅鑼灣核心地帶，橫跨三層的寬敞空間，引領顧客盡情探索愛馬仕旗下16個工坊的精湛手工藝，也充份展示品牌與大自然、傳統工藝和香港的現代活力之間的緊密聯繫。
文：Lawrence Yu
靈感源自香港石牆樹的曲線與凹凸紋理，店鋪外牆如同空中纏繞的氣根般起伏有致。室內的牆壁舖上金屬面板，奪目自然的形態閃閃生光。三個令人驚嘆的櫥窗則展示由日本藝術家御手洗龍特別為新店設計、名為「Being Alive」的作品，生動地刻劃奔騰的駿馬，喚起顧客的好奇心並吸引他們到店內細意參觀。
甫踏進店舖正門，標誌性福寶馬賽克圖案在希臘回紋天花燈飾柔和燈光的映照下，令人想起小島的沙灘和海浪,並引領顧客前往女士絲綢、時尚配飾和男士絲綢專區。愛馬仕亦從香港地質公園的懾人美景取材，以一幅漆面雕刻牆壁分隔彩妝和香水專區。地庫匯聚男士世界和女士世界、馬術精品、家具世界和男女裝鞋履，更設有兩間貴賓室，以活潑歡樂的手法演繹香港的繁華活力。位於一樓的空間以木質佈置包裹，洋溢親切愜意的氣息,讓客人細意欣賞各種皮具、腕錶和珠寶。連接各種樓層的宏偉石製樓梯兩側以裝飾玻璃點綴，如瀑布般流瀉而下，氣派不凡。
新店由巴黎建築事務所RDAI設計，從香港的自然風景汲取靈感，每一層也向香港的不同獨特面貌致敬。從外到內，透現野性魅力的根部細節也為現代裝潢設計注入自然和諧的感覺。全店亦使用本地採購的物材，並以創新的設計處理及技術呈現，令人耳目一新。
店內裝潢亦配以Émile Hermès收藏館的精選蝕刻版畫、插畫和油畫,當中包括由法國景觀設計師轉型為版畫家的François Houtin創作的單色作品。此外，店內亦展示出自法國藝術家Alfred de Dreux之手的多幅馬術主題作品，以及來自愛馬仕當代攝影珍藏的照片，包括由南非裔英籍攝影師John Reardon為純種馬Singspiel拍攝和配以鋁框的照片。
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